In a recent study published in the journal BMC Public Health, a team of researchers from Malaysia described a mobile phone application called Gamified-Real-Time Video Observed Therapy or GRVOTS designed to motivate tuberculosis patients to adhere to their treatment regimen through improved patient tracking and enhanced engagement with their doctors through the mobile application.

In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers reported on the treatment of rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in the United States (U.S.) using the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid (BPaL) therapy.